US6062608A - Coaxial flue-system for direct-vent fireplaces - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L39/00—Joints or fittings for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies
- F16L39/005—Joints or fittings for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies for concentric pipes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23L—SUPPLYING AIR OR NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS OR GASES TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS IN GENERAL ; VALVES OR DAMPERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CONTROLLING AIR SUPPLY OR DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; INDUCING DRAUGHT IN COMBUSTION APPARATUS; TOPS FOR CHIMNEYS OR VENTILATING SHAFTS; TERMINALS FOR FLUES
- F23L17/00—Inducing draught; Tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts; Terminals for flues
- F23L17/02—Tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts; Terminals for flues
- F23L17/04—Balanced-flue arrangements, i.e. devices which combine air inlet to combustion unit with smoke outlet
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23J—REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
- F23J2211/00—Flue gas duct systems
- F23J2211/10—Balanced flues (combining air supply and flue gas exhaust)
- F23J2211/101—Balanced flues (combining air supply and flue gas exhaust) with coaxial duct arrangement
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- This invention relates to coaxial flue piping systems for factory built, direct vented, gas burning fireplaces or stoves having a sealed combustion chamber that vents either through a wall or a roof.
- this invention relates to coaxial pipe assemblies that lend themselves to a quick, easy, and clean method of connection to form a complete, coaxial flue piping systems.
- Gas burning fireplaces and stoves also are commonly found in homes to provide a highlight in aesthetic value and/or meet the need for space heating.
- direct vent fireplaces do not need to take air from the living environment. Rather, direct vent fireplaces are sealed in the front with fresh air being provided from the outside by a chimney formed from a coaxial pipe system disposed between the direct vent fireplace and a wall or the roof. Because of this significant difference between conventional fireplaces and direct vent fireplaces, there is a shift toward using direct vent fireplaces.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,665 belonging to the assignee of the present invention discloses a mechanical spacer for snapping and holding an inner pipe fixed in place within an encasing outer pipe in a multiple wall pipe assembly.
- the spacer both functions in place of a bracket in a double wall-chimney pipe assembly and provides several nibs that are used to snap fit one coaxial pipe assembly into an adjacent coaxial pipe assembly.
- a complete pipe assembly consisting of the inner pipe, outer pipe, and the spacer facilitates the ease in connecting together additional such pipe assemblies to form a complete pipe system.
- caulking is required for the coaxial pipe system of U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,665.
- FIG. 7 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,665 male end of the inner flue pipe is inserted into the female end from above the female end.
- the smoke is forced upward into the space between the male end and the female end of U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,665. Since the ball and cup seating design of the male end ridge coming to rest on the female rim cannot be made air tight, the ball and cup seating design is not sufficient for restricting smoke to the interior of the inner pipe.
- the inner flue pipe of U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,665 must be caulked to prevent the leakage of smoke from the inner flue pipe.
- the invention relates to a coaxial pipe assembly for a direct vent fireplace coaxial flue-system.
- the coaxial pipe assembly has an inner flue pipe residing within an outer flue pipe where the two pipes are joined together by several brackets.
- Each flue pipe has a male connector and a female connector with the male connector of the outer flue pipe being aligned with the female end of the inner flue pipe. Lances are formed into the female connector of the outer flue pipe and a locking ridge is formed into the male connector of the outer flue pipe.
- Each of the two flue pipes of a first coaxial pipe assembly is designed to engage their counterpart in an adjacent coaxial pipe assembly. This engagement is fixed upon the locking ridge of a second coaxial pipe assembly passing the lances of a first coaxial pipe assembly to snap into place.
- FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a direct vent fireplace having a coaxial flue system.
- FIG. 2 is a section view of FIG. 1 taken from line 2--2 with details removed for clarity.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded partial section view of FIG. 1 taken from line 3--3 with details removed for clarity.
- FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the locking mechanism of two adjacent coaxial pipe assemblies.
- FIG. 5 is a plan section view of FIG. 4 taken from line 5--5 with details reinstated for clarity.
- Coaxial pipe assemblies are typically used in direct vent fireplaces to form compete pipe systems that replenish fresh air to and exhaust waste gases from direct vent fireplaces.
- Conventional coaxial pipe assemblies require double handling during the minute adjustment process, typically require many screws to secure one assembly to another assembly, and require caulking For these reasons, conventional installations are difficult, waste time, and are messy.
- the invention disclosed relates to coaxial pipe assemblies that lend themselves to quick, easy, and clean methods of connecting multiple coaxial pipe assemblies to form a complete pipe system.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a setting in which an embodiment of the present invention is being used.
- At least one coaxial pipe assembly 10 is needed to form a coaxial flue system 12.
- three coaxial pipe assemblies 10 are engaged to form coaxial flue system 12.
- First coaxial pipe assembly 10 is shown cutaway to reveal inner flue pipe 14, outer flue pipe 16, and bracket 18.
- Third coaxial pipe assembly 10 is also referred to as chimney section 20.
- Chimney section 20 interlocks to exhaust neck 22 of direct vent fireplace 24 having hearth 26.
- the coaxial flue system 12 for direct vent fireplace 24 is installed into a building or a home.
- the term fireplace includes stoves as well as other direct vent places where fire burns and which utilize a coaxial flue-system.
- FIG. 2 is a section view of FIG. 1 taken from line 2--2 with details removed to show coaxial pipe assembly 10 consisting of inner flue pipe 14, outer flue pipe 16, and three brackets 18.
- inner flue pipe 14 is formed by cutting a sheet of material such as 28 gauge galvanized steel, punching and/or roll forming features into the sheet, then bending the sheet to connect two opposing edges to form a hollow tube or cylinder. The two opposing edges are interlocked and sealed with an ACME lock seam 19.
- Other materials and manufacturing processes such those set out in Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (8th ed., 1978) are known and may be accessed to create these hollow tube.
- Outer flue pipe 16 is disposed about and connected to inner flue pipe 14.
- FIG. 1 shows three brackets 18 that are spot-welded to inner flue pipe 14 and subsequently welded to outer flue pipe 16.
- Each bracket 18 is made out of 20 gauge galvanized steel.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded partial section view of coaxial flue system 12 of FIG. 1 that reveals the details of the male and female connectors of the inner and outer flue pipe.
- First coaxial pipe assembly 30 shown in FIG. 3 reveals female connector 32 of inner flue pipe 14.
- Second coaxial pipe assembly 34 reveals male connector 36 of inner flue pipe 14.
- Male connector 36 comprises external landing 38 and inner stop bead 40.
- External landing 38 is an accurately adjusted surface that is inwardly tapered beginning at a point after inner stop bead 40 and terminating at the end of inner flue pipe 14.
- the taper shape facilitates both the engagement of male connector 36 to female connector 32 as well as seals male connector 36 to female connector 32.
- a second region 36a of male connector 36 is crimped to further facilitate the ease of assembling male connector 36 into female connector 32 while a first region 36b of male connector 36 retains its smooth surface to ensure a good seal between male connector 36 and female connector 32.
- Each end of inner flue pipe 14 preferably is embossed at the seam to create a tight seal, with male connector 36 embossed to the inside and female connector 32 embossed to the outside.
- male connector 36 of inner flue pipe 14 further comprises inner stop bead 40.
- inner stop bead 40 Forming a convex projection, inner stop bead 40 extends radially outward from the axis of inner flue pipe 14. As shown in second coaxial pipe assembly 34 of FIG. 3, inner stop 40 is disposed such the external landing 38 resides between inner stop bead 40 and the male end of inner flue pipe 14. To accommodate thermal expansion of female connector 32, inner stop bead 40 is located at a location near the ambient temperature position that female connector 32 seals against external landing 38.
- First coaxial pipe assembly 30 shown in FIG. 3 also reveals male connector 41 of outer flue pipe 16.
- Second coaxial pipe assembly 34 reveals female connector 43 of outer flue pipe 16.
- the outer flue pipe 16 described below is used by the assignee of the present invention in wood burning fireplaces and thus is prior art for wood burning fireplaces.
- the outer flue pipe 16 described below has not been used by the assignee of the present invention in gas burning direct vent fireplaces or gas burning direct vent stoves.
- the outer flue pipe 16 described below is available from Marco Manufacturing, Inc. of Lynwood, Calif.
- Male connector 41 comprises first termination end 46 and outer stop bead 48.
- first termination end 46 has locking ridge 50 that preferably is formed by tightly rolling the end of male connector 41 into a hem that extends radially outwards from the axis of outer flue pipe 16 to define an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of outer flue pipe 16.
- Locking ridge 50 may also be discontinuous.
- male connector 41 further comprises outer stop bead 48.
- outer stop bead 48 extends radially outward from the axis of the outer flue pipe 16. As shown in first coaxial pipe assembly 30 of FIG. 3, outer stop 48 is disposed in proximity to locking ridge 50.
- Female connector 43 comprises second termination end 52 and lances 54.
- second termination end 52 is rolled into a hem and flared out as shown in FIG. 3 to facilitate rapid engagement between male connector 41 and female connector 43.
- lances 54 are formed into the material of outer flue pipe 16 so as to form rectangular shapes attached at an angle to outer flue pipe 16 as shown.
- eight lances 54 equally spaced about female connector 43 and disposed at equal distances from second termination end 52. By extending radially inward towards the axis of outer flue pipe 16, these lances 54 define an inner diameter that is less than the outer diameter of locking ridge 50.
- female connector 43 further comprises stiffening bead 58 and stiffening jog 60.
- stiffening bead 58 extends radially outward from the axis of outer flue pipe 16 and is disposed in proximity to second termination end 52 such that stiffening bead 58 resides between lances 54 and second termination end 52. Stiffening bead 58 follows second termination end 52 to enhance the integrity of outer flue pipe 16 as it relates to the ANSI Y14.5 roundness.
- Stiffening jog 60 jogs radially inward from the axis of outer flue pipe 16 and is disposed in proximity to lances 54 such that lances 54 resides between stiffening jog 60 and stiffening bead 58. Stiffening jog 60 serves as an additional stiffener.
- inner flue pipe 14 and outer flue pipe 16 are assembled into coaxial pipe assembly 10 as shown in FIG. 2, into first coaxial pipe assembly 30 as shown in FIG. 3, or into second coaxial pipe assembly 34 as also shown in FIG. 3. In the preferred embodiment, this is accomplished with three support brackets 18 located near male connector 41 of outer flue pipe 16. As seen in first coaxial pipe assembly 30 of FIG. 3, inner flue pipe 14 and outer flue pipe 16 are accurately aligned relative to concentricity. Further, male connector 41 of outer flue pipe 16 is aligned flush with female connector 32 of inner flue pipe 14 to resides in the same plane as female connector 32. The relative concentricity between male connector 41 and female connector 32 is fixed by spot-welding bracket 18 to inner flue pipe 14 and outer flue pipe 16 at a location near male connector 41 and female connector 32 as shown in first coaxial pipe assembly 30 of FIG. 3.
- female connector 43 of outer flue pipe 16 is adapted to move or float relative to male connector 36 of inner flue pipe 14 by using the fixed retaining point created by the brackets as a pivot point.
- the relative concentricity between female connector 43 and male connector 36 is not fixed and thus permits female connector 43 of outer flue pipe 16 to be moved in relation to male connector 36 of inner flue pipe 14 while maintaining female connector 32 of inner flue pipe 14 in a position that is concentric to male connector 41 of outer flue pipe 16. This fluid movement is a tremendous help when connecting coaxial pipe assemblies since outer flue pipes may quickly be aligned and then engaged once inner flue pipes are engaged.
- first coaxial pipe assembly 30 of FIG. 3 will be assembled and locked into second coaxial pipe assembly 34, thereby locking male connector 36 of inner flue pipe 14 into female connector 32 of inner flue pipe 14 as required by code.
- FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the locking mechanism of two adjacent coaxial pipe assemblies.
- locking ridge 50 of male connector 41 is restricted in the upward vertical direction by lances 54 and in the downward vertical direction where second termination end 52 meets up with outer stop bead 48. This restricts the engagement of coaxial pipe assemblies to a predetermined distance.
- female connector 32 forms a tight seal with external landing 38 at first region 36b of male connector 36 as shown, thus eliminating the need for caulking.
- the relative position between the mating ends of inner flue pipe 14 and the mating ends of outer flue pipe 16 can be seen in the fully engaged and locked position.
- FIG. 5 is a plan section view of FIG. 4 taken from line 5--5 with details reinstated for clarity. Shown in the fully engaged and locked position, the locking mechanism of the present invention permits second coaxial pipe assembly 34 to rotate axially in relationship to first coaxial pipe assembly 30 as shown by arrows W-W'. This relative rotational motion facilitates assembling several coaxial pipe assemblies 10 (of FIG. 1), especially during the installations of direct vent fireplaces that require that the direction of the chimney change through the installation of elbow coaxial pipe assemblies.
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